Wire lathing



il A64-@W06 H. IB. GREENHNG Aug. M, 1923.

WIRE LATHING Filed Aug. l2. 1922 Patented Ang. i4, i923.

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invented certain tion of devices of this f HERALD B'. aanname, or HAMILTON, oN'rAnro, CANADA.

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To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that HERALD B. GREENING, av subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Hamilton, in the county of "Wentworth and Province of Ontario, Canada, has

new Vand useful improvements in Wire Lathing, of which the-follow- This invention relates to building con# struction and hasl special reference to wire lathing and building sheet. t One importantobject of the invention is to provide an limproved general construccharacter which may be readily attached tothe studding of a building.

A second important object of the invention is to provide an improved form ofv lathing for such a device.

A third important object of the invention is to provide an improved arrangement for holding the lathing in supporting position on the building sheet.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in general` of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts. hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and specifically claimed. l

In the accompanying drawings, like characters of reference indicate like parts in the several views, and ;-l

Figure 1 is a face view of the device as applied to the studding of a building.

Figure 2 is a detail sectional view taken vertically through one of the openings in the building sheet.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail view of a portion of the wire lathing.

Figure 4f is a horizontal section on the line of one of the supporting stays and showing the manner in which .the flat portion of the twist lies against such stay.

In t-he embodiment of the invention herein shown the studs are indicated at S. The invention itself comprises a sheet of building paper or board 10 having vertically spaced rows ot horizontally spaced openings 11 formed therein. This sheet is'faced with wire lathing and, in the formation of this wire lathing there is provided a series of vertically extending strands 12 spaced to close the centers of the openings 11, the end strands forming selvedge edges and being doubled for this purpose as shown at 13.

These strands are connected each to the next adjacent strand by zigzaglacing strands 14.

Each of these lacing strands has its lateral angular portions twisted around the respective vertical strand at points opposite the openings 11, as shown at- 15. Also the lacing strands are twisted around the vertical strand next the irst mentioned twisted portions as at 16. in the formation of these twists the doubled lacing strand is twisted on one vertical strand in one direction and on the adjacent vertical strand in the opposite direction and the center portions of each twist are so arranged that the vertical and lacing strand wires lie in a plane with each other. Onthe'side opposite the wire lathing extend binding wires 17 which are horizontally disposed and. lie centrally of the horizontal rows of perforations, passing at these perorations in front of the twists at these points. it is to be noted that by reasonof the horizontally alined disposition of the wires at the center of the twists these twists will flatly contact with the wires 17, so that the bearing on such'wires is a Hat bearing. llt will also be noted that the double selvedge strands 13 are twisted iirst in one direction. and then in the other so that Hat Contact with the wires 17 is also maintained by these strands.

'llhere has thus been provided a simple and eiicient device of the kind described andV for the purpose specified.

aving thus .described is claimed as new, is

1. The combination with a sheet of building material having vertically spaced rows of horizontally spaced openings; of a wire lathing comprising a series of vertical strands spaced to extend across the centers of the openings and lacing strands each twistedl openings intersected thereby and twisted about an adjacent vertical strand intermediate the openings intersected by the formerly mentioned vertical strand, and retaining-wires on the opposite side of the the invention, what about a vertical strand at thel ENE?) sheet from said wire lathing and extending y across the openings and lacing strands each twisted about a vertical strand at the openings intersected thereby and twisted about an adjacent vertical strand intermediate the openings intersected by the formerly mentioned vertical strand, the twists of the vertical and lacing strands at the openings being formed by doubled portions of the lacing strand twisted around the vertical strand in one direction, the twists intermediate the openings being formed by doubled portions of the lacing strand twisted around the vertical strand in the opposite direction, each i y Vo-said twists having the strands at each nature.

" HERALD B., GREENING.

wires, ont of Witnesses THOMAS HART, FRED. E. STONE. 

